The Electronic Library: Volume 33 Issue 1

Professionalism in library and information science: An examination of current trends, needs, and opportunities in academic libraries in Southeast Nigeria

This paper aims to examine the current trends, needs and opportunities of professionalism in librarianship in Nigeria. The broad purpose of the paper was to investigate the level…

Role and users’ approach to social networking sites (SNSs): a study of universities of North India

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and assess the awareness and extent of the use of social networking sites (SNSs) by the students and research scholars of universities of…

Developing an academic library website model, a designer’s checklist, and an evaluative instrument: A Delphi method approach

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a library website model. Further, the paper discusses a designer’s checklist and an evaluative instrument that were constructed based on…

Effectiveness of information technology in reducing corruption in China: A validation of the DeLone and McLean information systems success model

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of information technology in reducing corruption in China. Meanwhile this paper explores whether electronic monitoring…

Usage patterns of Punjab University Library website: a transactional log analysis study

This paper aims to assess the usage patterns of a university library website to find out user’s behaviour of monthly use, its top most used resources and services and search…

Webometrics as a method for identifying the most accredited free electronic journals: The case of medical sciences

The present study aims at determining the most accredited free English electronic journals (EJs) in Medical Sciences, as finding free scholarly EJs including medical ones is…

Web content and design trends of Alabama academic libraries

– This paper aims to evaluate the website content of Alabama academic libraries to examine their services, content and compliance with design and accessibility standards.

Influence of motivational factors on utilisation of Internet health information resources by resident doctors in Nigeria

This study aims to determine the influence of motivational factors: perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived enjoyment (PEJ) and perceived usefulness (PU) on utilisation of Internet…

Reading experiences influencing the acceptance of e-book devices

This paper aims to explore users’ perception of, and then intention toward using, e-book devices as new reading devices, based upon an integrated technology acceptance model…

Multilingual metadata for cultural heritage materials: The case of the Tse-Tsung Chow Collection of Chinese Scrolls and Fan Paintings

The purpose of this paper is to explore multilingual access in digital libraries and to present a case study of creating bilingual metadata records for the Tse-Tsung Chow…

m Libraries 4: From Margin to Mainstream - Mobile Technologies Transforming Lives and Libraries

Building Communities: Social Networking for Academic Libraries

Workplace Culture in Academic Libraries: The Early 21st Century

Mastering Digital Librarianship: Strategy, Networking and Discovery in Academic Libraries

Delivering Research Data Management Services: Fundamentals of Good Practice

Successful Social Networking in Public Libraries